This workaround is meant to minimize the possibility for snapshot generation
once the geth node upgrades to new version (specifically #30752 )
In #30752, the journal format in state snapshot is modified by removing
the destruct set. Therefore, the existing old format (version = 0) will be
discarded and all in-memory layers will be lost. Unfortunately, the lost
in-memory layers can't be recovered by some other approaches, and the
entire state snapshot will be regenerated (it will last about 2.5 hours).
This pull request introduces a workaround to adopt the legacy journal if
the destruct set contained is empty. Since self-destruction has been
deprecated following the cancun fork, the destruct set is expected to be nil for
layers above the fork block. However, an exception occurs during contract
deployment: pre-funded accounts may self-destruct, causing accounts with
non-zero balances to be removed from the state. For example,
https://etherscan.io/tx/0xa087333d83f0cd63b96bdafb686462e1622ce25f40bd499e03efb1051f31fe49).
For nodes with a fully synced state, the legacy journal is likely compatible with
the updated definition, eliminating the need for regeneration. Unfortunately,
nodes performing a full sync of historical chain segments or encountering
pre-funded account deletions may face incompatibilities, leading to automatic
snapshot regeneration.
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